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• Pan-American Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” founded  

  The Pan-American Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” is made up of social movements, distinguished intellectuals and political leaders who came together to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and all other political prisoners.
• EUTCC chair met Council of Europe officials on hunger strikes 

  EUTCC chair, Kariane Westrheim, met with the Office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
• Swedish MP: We support the hunger strikers' demands 

  Waldau added that when Turkey will put an end to the repression and massacre of Kurds and political prisoners would be released then it could really be accepted within the European Union.
• Die Linke MP brought YPG flags to Federal Constitutional Court 

  Die Linke MP Michel Brandt's application, whose office was raided by the police as he had put three YPG flags at the window, was admitted to the Federal Constitutional Court.
• Third group took over solidarity hunger strike in Stockholm 

  A group of 17 activists from Norway and Denmark took over the hunger strike launched on 1 April in Stockholm demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Women and young people marched in Amed 

  Women and young people gathered in the neighborhood of Şehitlik in Yenişehir and marched in solidarity with hunger strikers demanding the end of isolation in Imrali.
• Police harassed mothers on solidarity hunger strike 

  Turkish police blocked the building where the mothers of prisoners on hunger strike have gone on a solidarity fast demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Hunger striker Herêm Mehmud: I'll fast until isolation is lifted 

  Herêm Mehmud, who has been on hunger strike for 51 days in Germiyan, South Kurdistan, said: “I am determined to continue my fast until isolation is lifted.”
• DBP executives visited Leyla Güven 

  Leyla Güven has launched the hunger strike resistance on 8 November and was joined by over 7000 prisoners and activists around the world. 
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Foreign Secretary 

  The letter has been signed by Peace in Kurdistan, Democratic Kurdish Peoples’ Assembly UK, Roj Women Assembly, Kurdistan National Congress.
• Italian meeting sent solidarity to hunger strikers 

  Solidarity to the hunger strikers from mass meeting in Italy.
• Kurdish doctors meet with CoE Secretariat General 

  A committee from the Kurdish Academics Network met with officials from the Council of Europe Secretariat General about the isolation and the hunger strikes.
• Police officer arrested for Hantas’ murder 

  One of the two police officers, who had been detained as part of the investigation of the execution of young Kurdish man Recep Hantas in Amed, has been arrested.
• Leila Khaled visited HDP MPs on hunger strike in Amed 

  PFLP Politbureau Member Leila Khaled visited HDP MPs on hunger strikes.
• Mass protest for Öcalan in front of EP on week 4 

  The mass protest held in front of the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg against the isolation imposed upon Ocalan is on week 4. This week’s protest coincides with the EP sessions.
• EUTCC: Europe should take action against the isolation 

  EUTCC Chairperson Kariane Westrheim visited the hunger strikers who have been on a hunger strike in Strasbourg for 120 days and called on European institutions and politicians to take action against the isolation.
• Young internationalists visited hunger striker Koçak 

  Internationalists met in Geneva as part of the Make Rojava Green Again project and visited hunger striker Koçak.
• Hunger strikes in South Kurdistan continue 

  The hunger strike going on in South Kurdistan continued in many cities under the leadership of HDP member Nasır Yağız.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil reached week 356 

  The Freedom Vigil held in front of the Council of Europe demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has reached week 356.
• Action in Paris to support hunger strikers 

  Demonstrators explained why so many people are on hunger strike and what isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan means.
• Library in Italy named after YPG Italian fighter Lorenzo Orsetti 

  A library in the city of Berceto was named after YPG internationalist fighter Lorenzo Orsetti (Tekoşer Piling).
• Solidarity Platform with the hunger strikes set up in Montpellier 

  A solidarity platform with the hunger strikes was established in Montpellier.
• Erol Aydemir has reached day 26 of his hunger strike in Rome 

  Aydemir has joined the hunger strike resistance led by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg: Day 120 

  A group of Kurdish young people visited the hunger strikers in Strasbourg and said they will raise the resistance against isolation.
• KCK: It is a most legitimate right to resist for municipalities 

  KCK: “The Kurdish people who have been fighting for freedom and democracy for dozens of years, should show that they will not get used to this attack aiming to break their will by reclaiming their municipalities.”